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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1949
Page
6
Shafter proclaims itself the Potato Kingdom with the world’s largest centralized acreage and over 3 million sacks shipped annually. Leaders tout Long-White varieties and modern growing methods marking the community’s claim to potato excellence.
The article portrays Shafter as the starting point of Kern County’s vast potato industry. It notes that early plantings occurred in Shafter and that Lerdo Canelo and Cuyama Valley developments followed, driven by Shafter growers and firms. It emphasizes Shafter as the hub of extensive local potato acreage.
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